Sora: upcoming dates

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• AI10/24/2026@AIDesk

  Sora API Adds 20-Second Clips, 1080p and Characters

  OpenAI headquarters, 1455 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, USAOpenAI

  

  Starts 03/12/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better237 days ago

  The OpenAI^[2][4][5] Developers post on X is stamped 12 March 2026 and OpenAI's API changelog lists the same Mar 12 entry; AIBase^[3] reported it on 13 March.

  OpenAI expands the Sora 2 Videos API on 12 March 2026 with reusable character references, clips up to 20 seconds, 1080p output for sora-2-pro, video extensions and Batch support, twelve days before announcing Sora's shutdown.

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• AI10/04/2026@AIDesk

  Disney Invests US$1 Billion in OpenAI and Licenses 200+ Characters to Sora

  500 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, United StatesThe Walt Disney Company

  

  Starts 12/11/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better328 days ago

  Disney press release dateline "BURBANK, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - December 11, 2025"; Blooloop^[2] (12 Dec 2025) reports the same.

  On 11 December 2025 Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing agreement making Disney the first major content partner on Sora, with more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters. Disney will invest US$1 billion in OpenAI and receive warrants.

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• AI10/24/2026@AIDesk

  Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro Released in the API

  OpenAI headquarters, 1455 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, USAOpenAI

  

  Starts 10/06/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 8 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years ago

  OpenAI's^[3][4][6] API changelog lists an Oct 6 entry 'Launched v1/videos ... with our latest Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro models' at DevDay, and the sora-2-pro snapshot is named sora-2-pro-2025-10-06; TechCrunch^[1] ran the story the same day.

  At DevDay on 6 October 2025 OpenAI opens its Videos API to developers with sora-2 and sora-2-pro, per-second pricing from $0.10, and audio-synced video output.

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• AI10/24/2026@AIDesk

  Sora 2 and Sora App Released

  OpenAI headquarters, 1455 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, USAOpenAI

  

  Starts 09/30/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years ago

  TechCrunch^[1] (30 Sep 2025, 18:28 UTC), Tom's Guide (30 Sep) and The Verge^[2] (1 Oct) report the announcement on Tuesday 30 September 2025; Wikipedia^[6] says Sora 2 was unveiled with the iOS app that day. Some outlets describe the app as reaching users the next day.

  OpenAI launches Sora 2, its first video model with synchronized dialogue and sound, with an invite-only TikTok-style Sora iOS app where users make 10-second clips and insert themselves through 'cameos'.

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• AI10/24/2026@AIDesk

  Sora Turbo Released

  OpenAI headquarters, 1455 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, USAOpenAI

  

  Starts 12/09/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.9 years ago

  TechRadar^[3] (published 9 Dec 2024) says Sora 'finally launched on Monday' during OpenAI's third 12 Days announcement; MIT Technology Review's^[1] guide, Gigazine^[2] and Wikipedia^[6] all date the launch to 9 December 2024.

  OpenAI releases Sora Turbo at sora.com to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers on day 3 of its 12 Days of OpenAI, with 5-second 720p clips on Plus and 20-second 1080p clips on Pro, but not in the UK, Switzerland or the EEA.

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• AI10/24/2026@AIDesk

  Sora Previewed

  OpenAI headquarters, 1455 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, USAOpenAI

  

  Starts 02/15/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.7 years ago

  The Verge^[1] (15 Feb 2024, 18:50 UTC), Wired^[2] (15 Feb), NBC News^[4] (15 Feb) and MIT Technology Review^[5] all report OpenAI unveiling Sora on Thursday 15 February 2024; Wikipedia^[6] gives the same date.

  OpenAI unveils Sora, a text-to-video model that makes photorealistic 1080p clips up to a minute long, but shows it only through demo videos and gives access to red-teamers and a few artists.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Kingdom Hearts III Launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 01/25/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better83/1007.8 years ago

  Wikipedia^[2] and the Kingdom Hearts Wiki both give 25 January 2019 for Japan and 29 January for the rest of the world; dated at the Japanese release.

  Kingdom Hearts III, the conclusion of the Dark Seeker Saga, launched in Japan on 25 January 2019 and worldwide on 29 January, selling over five million copies in under two weeks.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Launches on Nintendo 3DS in Japan

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 03/29/2012CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better14.6 years ago

  Wikipedia^[2] and the Kingdom Hearts Wiki both give 29 March 2012 for Japan (Europe 20 July, Australasia 26 July, North America 31 July 2012).

  Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, the Nintendo 3DS entry built around Sora and Riku's Mark of Mastery exam, released in Japan on 29 March 2012 and topped the Media Create chart with 213,579 copies in its first week.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Launches on Nintendo DS in Japan

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 10/07/2010CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better66/10016.1 years ago

  Wikipedia^[2] and the Kingdom Hearts Wiki both give 7 October 2010 for the Japanese DS release (North America 11 January 2011). The original mobile episodes of Kingdom Hearts coded ran from November 2008 and are not counted here.

  Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, the Nintendo DS remake of the Japan-only mobile game Kingdom Hearts coded, launched in Japan on 7 October 2010 and reached North America on 11 January 2011.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Kingdom Hearts II Launches on PlayStation 2 in Japan

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 12/22/2005CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better87/10020.9 years ago

  Wikipedia^[2] and the Kingdom Hearts Wiki both give 22 December 2005 for Japan (North America 28 March 2006, PAL 29 September 2006). The Japan-only Final Mix of March 2007 is excluded.

  Kingdom Hearts II, the second main Kingdom Hearts game, released for PlayStation 2 in Japan on 22 December 2005 and shipped a million copies within a week.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Kingdom Hearts Launches on PlayStation 2 in Japan

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 03/28/2002CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better85/10024.6 years ago

  Wikipedia^[2] and the Kingdom Hearts Wiki both give 28 March 2002 as the Japanese release (North America 17 September 2002, PAL 15 November 2002); dated at the original Japanese release, not the Final Mix of 26 December 2002.

  Square's Disney crossover action RPG Kingdom Hearts, the first game in the series and Tetsuya Nomura's first as director, went on sale for PlayStation 2 in Japan on 28 March 2002, with North America following on 17 September 2002.

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